PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A Pinellas County nonprofit is expanding its reach to feed more families in need — all by transforming surplus food that would otherwise be thrown away.
360 Eats, a local organization dedicated to rescuing excess food and turning it into nutritious, chef-prepared meals, has launched a temporary emergency meal hub. The expansion is supported by a new grant from United Way Suncoast and strengthened by a partnership with the St. Pete Free Clinic.
Inside the standalone kitchen, chefs and volunteers work daily to recover and repurpose fresh ingredients from grocery stores, farms, food distributors and local businesses. 360 Eats Executive Director Cameron MacLeish says their mission is about addressing two problems at once: food waste and food insecurity…